Meanings
- medicineUsed to form names of morphinan derivates used as opioid receptor antagonists/agonists.
Origin
From -orph- (“morphinan derivate”) + -one.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
-orphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-orphone
“-orphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-orphone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-orphone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-orphone.
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